A growing population and global market forces are changing the shape of farming forever.
In order to feed the world, we must industrialise, but is intensive farming economically and environmentally sustainable?
At a time when traditional farming is under threat, presenter Kate Humble experiences some of the oldest and most extreme animal husbandry on the planet to learn the skills that have fed and clothed us for centuries.
From Afghanistan’s nomadic herders and Peru’s alpaca farmers to Australia’s outback shepherds, Kate finds out what it takes to be an expert herder and follows their products from pasture to market.
Sharing in the lives of both small-scale, traditional shepherds and technologically-driven industrial farmers, Wild Shepherdess explores the past, present and future of global agriculture.
Wild Shepherdess – Australian Premiere Saturdays at 6.20pm from September 5 on BBC Earth
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